For the Love of Valentine’s Day…tips for sending Valentine’s Day Flowers!

Photo of Premium Roses Boxed

Classic Boxed Long Stemmed Red Roses are a Valentine's Day Classic

Although it may only feel like yesterday that Christmas decorations were packed away and New Year’s resolutions were made, Valentine’s Day is fast approaching! This year cupid will cast his arrow on Tuesday, February 14th, so mark the date and plan ahead. If there’s a chance that you’re one of those good intentioned souls that procrastinates, then simply place your Valentine’s Day flower orders early and breathe easy. Consider these timely cupid approved tips on sending and selecting perfect Valentine’s Day flowers.

For great flower choices, inspiration and outstanding service, speak with a real florist. Whether you order Valentine’s Day flowers at Brant Florist or visit us personally at our shop on Brant Street, rest assured that when you plan ahead, your hand designed Valentine’s Day flowers will be hand delivered same-day for orders in Canada and the USA and next day for international orders.

Valentine’s Day is a florist’s busiest day. We do our best to anticipate order volumes but occasionally last minute orders cannot be filled. A florist can run out of fresh flowers and unfortunately, time. To avoid disappointment visit, call-in or order your Valentine’s flowers on-line several days in advance of February 14th . And although Valentine’s Day falls on a Tuesday this year, there is no reason why you couldn’t surprise your sweetheart with a delivery of beautiful, fresh flowers early. Send a stunning Valentine’s Day bouquet to her work on the Friday before Valentine’s Day with a note attached promising a romantic weekend and watch what happens when she arrives home!

Photo of Spirited Orchid Bouquet by FTD

Spirited Orchid Bouquet makes for a lovely and unexpected Valentine's Day Gift

Just in case you think Valentine’s Day flowers are reserved for sweethearts only, we are here to tell you that they are not. While typically men will send Valentine’s flowers as a romantic gift, many women will send a cheery Valentine’s bouquet or arrangement to Mom, a sibling, grandparent or good friend to show that they care! How unexpected and lovely! And, don’t forget the men in your life. Real men do like flowers and a handsome potted orchid may be ideal.

If you are wondering what type of flowers to send, think outside the box. The choices are endless. Men will typically order classic long-stemmed red roses for their sweetheart but there are no rules that say you have to send red roses or even roses at all! Know the likes of your recipient and select a floral gift that fits her/his likes and personality. Mom may be over the moon with a sweet bouquet of multi-colored Valentine’s tulips and your honey may love roses but vibrant orange ones may be the color that makes her heart skip a beat!

In addition to flowers, add-ons of chocolate, an adorable stuffed bear and even a fun balloon with a message can make a thoughtful bouquet of Valentine’s Day flowers all the more impactful. Be sure to talk to a professional florist to assist you with your Valentine’s Day floral gift needs. Whether a traditional dozen of long stemmed red roses are just right or perhaps you have a custom request in mind, a real florist will be able to personally assist with all of your requests.

What Color Are Your Christmas Flowers?

‘Tis the season to deck the halls! What colors have you chosen to make your home holiday ready? For some, it’s the traditional hues of red and green that makes Christmas feel right. Others will seek a more modern vibe through unconventional colors. Love pink? Embrace it and pair hot pink with silver or gold or both! It’s your Christmas and you need to feel good about the colors that surround you during the holidays.  And that goes for your Christmas flowers too.

Fresh flowers make us feel good and they look beautiful, so go ahead and add them in as part of your holiday displays. Christmas flowers come in all kinds of colors and forms from festive table top centerpieces, to fanciful Christmas arrangements to elegant bouquets! With floral designs ranging from traditional to modern, simply choose your style and colors and let an expert florist help you effortlessly incorporate Christmas flowers into your holiday decorating.

Snowy Night Bouquet by Teleflora

Snowy Night Bouquet by Teleflora

If red and green is your thing, nothing says Happy Holidays like red poinsettias! Place a table runner on the dinning table, side board or counter and group three red poinsettias together for huge impact.  The showy poinsettia blooms along with their large green leaves and sturdy stems add a great dose of red and green into your home. Want red to be the predominant color? Use long stemmed red roses in a tall vase for a classic yet elegant look. If you love red and white together, consider the Snowy Night Bouquet by Teleflora with red and white roses in a cube vase. Simple and stylish floral designs are soothing to come home to during the hustle and bustle of the season.

Christmas Garland

Christmas Garland

Love green? Use lots of greenery on the mantle paired with gold or silver ornaments in shiny or matte. Ask your florist for pale green flowers or if you dare, try some spunky lime ones. If blue is your go to color year round, (everything from jewel toned peacock blue to baby blue to sky blue), use it for your holiday displays too. You can mix blue with white, silver or gold or both metallics. White flowers can be incorporated into the blue theme by placing them in a blue vase or wrapping a clear glass vase with coordinating blue ribbon.

Phalaenopsis Orchid Plant Lavender or White

Phalaenopsis Orchid Plant Lavender or White

Pink adds a pop of color to your holiday displays and a grouping of pink orchids next to a snowy white bowl of silver and gold metallic ornaments can look current and fresh. However, if all this talk of color is too much of a commitment for you, try classic winter white hued flowers.  White will always look just right in your home.

Just remember that there are no rules about the colors to use when decorating for Christmas. Just follow your heart and decorate with whatever colors lift your spirits. For a cohesive and consistent look, simply carry your color theme throughout your decorating and onto the tree. Don’t forget, a florist can help bring clarity to your holiday color vision with fabulous Christmas flowers.

Christmas Flowers with Keepsake Gifts make a Perfect Pairing from Brant Florist

With the Christmas season fast approaching more than a few of us are procrastinating about our holiday gift lists. It’s not that we dislike treating the special people in our lives to thoughtful gifts; it’s just that deciding on that perfect gift, not to mention fighting crowds in the mall to purchase it can be more than we bargain for during this busy time of year.  Thankfully Brant Florist makes sending holiday gifts easy. What could express appreciation for family, friends and co-workers more beautifully than hand delivered Christmas flowers?

What continues to make our busiest time of year most enjoyable is to hear the positive feedback from our customers. They often pass on the comments of the recipient telling us that the flowers were gorgeous and well received! This is music to our ears and is confirmation that we continue to do things right after 50 years in business.

This Christmas is no exception. We offer 100’s of Christmas flower ideas, poinsettias, fruit baskets, gourmet Christmas gift baskets and plants that are perfect for holiday gift giving. This year, we are also excited to offer limited edition keepsake gifts with many of our flower selections. After enjoying the flowers, the keepsake gift keeps giving enjoyment for years to come.

Here are a few of our most popular flower and keepsake gift offerings for Christmas 2011:

Thomas Kinkade Flower Arrangement

Thomas Kinkade Flower Arrangement

Thomas Kinkade Flower Arrangement

Red spray roses, white button spray mums, red berries, festive greens and holly surround a treasured Thomas Kinkade Christmas Carolers collectible that is sure to be enjoyed for years to come. This Thomas Kinkade keepsake gift is beautifully sculpted, hand-painted and magically, the cottage lights up and plays Deck the Halls sung by the carolers!

Always Merry Centerpiece

Always Merry Centerpiece

Always Merry Centerpiece

A welcome addition to anyone’s holiday décor, this gorgeous Christmas flower arrangement features red roses, red/white spray roses, holly and holiday greens in a stunning hand blown red and green glass bowl.  What a lovely keepsake gift to be used for many Christmas gatherings to come!

FTD Season’s Greetings Bouquet

FTD Season’s Greetings Bouquet

FTD Season’s Greetings Bouquet

Here’s a holiday gift that is sure to express your warmest wishes. White roses, mini white carnations and festive greens make a fresh holiday statement in a keepsake ornament inspired ceramic container with lid. It’s the perfect, fun gift for any of the treasured friends, family or co-workers on your list.

FTD Glad Tidings Bouquet

FTD Glad Tidings Bouquet

FTD Glad Tidings Bouquet

This charming holiday inspired bouquet boasts classic red roses and red spray roses together with holiday greens that are gorgeously arranged in a designer clear glass vase. They will love the flowers during the holidays and cherish the vase for many years!

Many of these flowers with gift selections are available in limited quantities only. Call or visit www.brantflorist.com today to order your perfect holiday gift easily and quickly. Same day delivery is available with USA and Canadian orders and next day service is available with international orders through our FTD, Teleflora and Interflora Worldwide florist partners.

Send a Little Joy with Christmas Flowers by Brant Florist

For 50 years, our family run retail shop has been helping families like yours prepare for the holidays. Like you, we love fresh flowers and this year we’ve assembled our very best Christmas gift collection ever. Preview our Christmas Flower Products online and see how easy it is to send a little joy. We have a festive assortment of Christmas flowers, poinsettias, Christmas planters, holiday centerpieces, fruit baskets, and gourmet gift baskets.

Brant Florist is known for exceptional service and fresh flowers so it’s no surprise that we’ve made sending holiday cheer with beautiful flowers easy for you. We’ll cross off names on your gift list by taking care of hand-delivering our beautiful, hand-arranged Christmas flowers with same day delivery available in Canada and the U.S. and next day delivery abroad.

Visit our website to design your own Christmas arrangement, browse through our Brant Florist originals or select from 100s of Christmas 2011 arrangements and bouquets. We continue to offer the best of FTD Christmas Floral Arrangements and Teleflora Christmas Floral Arrangements. Once you take a peak, we are certain you’ll be as excited about our new holiday floral selection as we are!

Here is a preview of what’s new:

Holiday Bliss by FTD

Holiday Bliss by FTD

Holiday Bliss by FTD – Just right for holiday gift giving. A clear glass bubble bowl is arranged with red roses and spray roses and is accented with green berries, green holiday balls and taffeta ribbon. What better way to say, “Happy Holidays” to someone special!

Glowing Elegance by FTD

Glowing Elegance by FTD

Glowing Elegance by FTD – Winter white is oh, so festive and this holiday centerpiece features white Asiatic lilies, carnations and chrysanthemums. It’s accented with holiday greens, pinecones, sheer copper ribbon and is surrounded by three white taper candles.

Holiday Homecoming Planter Basket

Holiday Homecoming Planter Basket

Holiday Homecoming Planter Basket – A very merry red poinsettia and other plants are nestled together in a great wicker basket and will arrive dressed with a festive ribbon.

Corporate Gift Baskets

Fruit and Sweets Christmas Basket

Fruit and Sweets Christmas Basket

Fruit and Sweets Christmas Basket – Brant Florist offer s a large selection of fruit and Christmas gourmet gift baskets. This basket includes fresh green, red and yellow apples, bananas, pears and tangerines arranged with an assortment of gourmet chocolate bars and cookies. Christmas holly and red ribbons complete this fabulous gift basket.

Whether you are looking to send the perfect gift to your grandmother half way across the world, are in need of a Christmas centerpiece for your own holiday entertaining or are in charge of corporate gifts at work, Brant Florist has your holiday gift list covered!

This holiday season we will be honored to bring a little Christmas joy into your home and into the homes of those close to your heart. We appreciate your loyalty and great taste. Happy holidays to all!

Express Gratitude Beautifully with Thanksgiving Flowers

Fabulous Fall Bouquet by FTD

Fabulous Fall Bouquet by FTD

With Thanksgiving falling on Thursday, you’ve likely heard of more than one friend talk of their plans to be with family for the November 24th holiday. Besides filling your own belly with turkey and all of the trimmings, how will you express gratitude to those that are near and dear to you on Thanksgiving Day? Each one of us has our own special way of expressing gratitude. If you are travelling to Mom’s this Thanksgiving, you know she’ll express her love of family by preparing a magnificent meal seasoned with care. As a guest attending a Thanksgiving gathering, you may choose to express your appreciation with a thoughtful gift of Thanksgiving flowers!

Are Thanksgiving flowers really an appropriate gift to share with loved ones on Thanksgiving Day? Absolutely! If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a gift of flowers, you know the feeling of joy that immediately overcomes you as you accept the beautiful, often fragrant gift. On the flipside, when you choose to give flowers you feel pride and excitement for a gift so thoughtfully chosen. Hands down, flowers bring smiles to our faces and make us feel happy.

For an extra special touch, pre-plan and send Thanksgiving flowers in advance of the dinner you plan to attend. On Thanksgiving Day you’ll be greeted with an enormous hug from the host and the flowers will look fabulous on the dinner table for all to enjoy.

Another fun way to express your gratitude on Thanksgiving Day is to separate a Thanksgiving bouquet and offer each guest a single stem with a small note that identifies what you most appreciation about them. Can you imagine how this simple and inexpensive gesture will impact each guest? Get ready for a whole lot of hugs!

When you can’t be there is person, send Thanksgiving table centerpiece or fabulous fall bouquet as a lovely way to remind those far away that you cherish and think of them always. Whether you choose to send a fall inspired bouquet arranged in a traditional cornucopia or a Thanksgiving arrangement complete with tapered candles or an arrangement that is designed with a more modern vibe, your gift of flowers is sure to make an impression.

The most popular flowers colors associated with Thanksgiving are richly hued and include shades from the spectrum of burnt orange to vibrant yellow with hits of deep crimson, rich purple or even hot pink to make the fall arrangements really pop. Mums, roses, gerbera daisies and lilies are some of the favorite fall flowers that we use to create stunning Thanksgiving arrangements. Our Freshly Fall arrangement is a popular and beautiful Thanksgiving choice.

Whether you will be hosting your own Thanksgiving dinner, plan to travel to be with family and friends or will be thinking of them from hundreds of miles away, it only takes a few thoughtful moments to order an exceptional Thanksgiving centerpiece, arrangement, potted plant or lovely Thanksgiving gourmet gift basket to share with those you love. Not only will the flowers or gift basket be appreciated, it is your thoughtful act of kindness that will be forever remembered. May your hearts be filled with warmth and love on Thanksgiving Day.

Top Thanksgiving Gift Ideas by Brant Florist

When you think of Thanksgiving flowers, the most popular fall arrangements include some combination of chrysanthemums, roses, gerbera daisies, sunflowers, carnations, marigolds, alstroemeria or lilies. Certainly, this Thanksgiving many of us will use the holiday as an opportunity to send fresh cut autumn blossoms when we can’t be there.

Thanksgiving will be here before you know it! It falls on Thursday, November 24th this year. How can you express sentiments of appreciation and love easily and beautifully this Thanksgiving? A thoughtful Thanksgiving centerpiece, bouquet or arrangement is perfect. Thankfully with the help of our family run Brant Florist shop, 50 years strong, we can expertly help you send hand- arranged, hand-delivered Thanksgiving flowers to family members living just about anywhere in the United States.

On November 24th, when many families will gather together to share a bountiful Thanksgiving feast and to give thanks for a year of abundance, you can express your gratitude with a gift of flowers. Whether a Thanksgiving centerpiece adorned with candles or perhaps a rustic cornucopia, (see our Harvest Home Cornucopia), or perhaps a more whimsical ceramic pumpkin filled with stunning fall flowers, (our Pretty Pumpkin Fall Bouquet is fun), flowers are always appropriate.

Quite simply, fresh, beautiful flowers make people happy. If you want to warm a heart or see a smile emerge upon a loved one’s face, send flowers this Thanksgiving. Not only will the centerpiece or arrangement dress up the Thanksgiving dinner table, the flowers will help capture the true spirit of the holiday without having to say anything at all.

The colors of our fall flower collection are warm and rich. Hues of rust, pumpkin, gold, scarlet and deep purple are abundant for fall. With stunning seasonal flowers in rich hues, it’s easy to select a fall flower arrangement that is perfect for your family or far from home friends. Want to send a centerpiece with presence? Consider our Bright Autumn Centerpiece complete with two taper candles surrounded by lilies, gerbera daisies, roses and poms. Our Autumn Medley Basket highlights the best of autumn’s offerings with spray roses, sunflower, carnations and daisies all hand arranged in a sweet basket. If you are looking to send classic roses, our Deep Emotions Rose Bouquet bursting with roses in deep fuchsia and orange and highlighted by greens is sure to please any recipient.

Another popular gift option that many of our customers opt for when looking for something extra special is a gift from our top selling Thanksgiving gourmet gift basket selection. We offer fruit and plant baskets, (see our Fruit and Blooms Basket which includes a large wicker basket filled with apples, bananas, pears and oranges that surround a flowering plant), a Chocolate Lover’s Surprise basket and many fruit and gourmet treat combination baskets that are sure to please family members, employees and groups.

Let our website inspire you at www.brantflorist.com or come in and speak to us personally about your Thanksgiving floral and gift basket needs. We give thanks for your patronage and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Fall Flowers are Fabulous at Brant Florist as we Celebrate 50 Years in Business!

Fall Flowers

Fall flowers feature beautiful fall colors and will make their day!

Welcome to the first issue of Brant Florist’s fun and info packed blog. Our blog will always highlight fresh flower news, new product introductions, flower care tips, lifestyle trends and helpful hints as they relate to, of course, flowers! So get comfortable, take in autumn’s rich outdoor hues and allow us to first thank you, our loyal customers, for supporting Brant Florist through 50 fabulous years of business!

Yes, it’s our 50th anniversary! We are honored by your continued confidence in knowing that excellent service and beautiful product come standard with every order at Brant Florist. Again this year we have achieved top FTD worldwide florist status but we are most proud of the fact that we are at the top your list every time you need fresh flowers, fast. You can count on us to provide same day service across Canada and the USA and next day service delivery internationally through FTD, Teleflora and Interflora worldwide partners. No matter whether you are sending flowers to your sweetheart across town or your aunt half way across the world, rest assured that Brant Florist ensures fresh, hand-designed and hand-delivered flowers will get there in time.

We feel privileged to be your go-to, real florist shop every time you need spectacular anniversary and birthday flowers or when you’re looking for beautiful custom designed flowers for that someone special, for no reason at all! Locally, we encourage you to visit our retail flower shop at the corner of Brant and Maria streets in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Come see our coolers full of fresh, stunning flowers. If you are running short on time, (who isn’t these days!), breathe easy knowing that you can order from us 24/7 in the convenience of your own home at www.brantflorist.com.

Certainly the technology we use to help serve you has changed over the years. It was 2004 when we first redesigned our original website, (we are continuously improving our site to better serve you), yet our personal touch will never go out of style. We have always been a family run business and even today you will find either Ken Bolt or sons Doyle and Tim answering phones and processing orders on just about any day of the week.

For fall and winter 2011 we are excited to introduce new products from FTD and Teleflora to our website. This means you have hundreds of new flower selections to choose from for fall, Thanksgiving and Christmas. As a hostess gift, why not send flowers in advance of your arrival to a fall dinner party. Your host will be thrilled by your thoughtfulness and the flowers will encourage lots of conversation over dinner. May we suggest our Teleflora’s Sunrise Sunset arrangement? This new fall flower arrangement is awash in fiery orange roses, lilies, spray roses, gerberas and red carnations. It’s sure to spice up any gathering! If you are hosting your own Halloween bash don’t forget to spook up a little fun with boo-ti-ful flowers.  Our new Fall Grandeur Halloween arrangement features lilies, roses and greens. It is spectacular, you should check out the image on our website.  

 Whether you need a fall flower centerpiece to make your dinning room table come alive, (order Thanksgiving flowers soon, U.S. Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 24th this year),  need help planning funeral flowers of a loved one, or are planning a winter wedding date, our Brant Florist team is ready to serve you. With 50 years of experience under our belts we execute each flower order with the highest level of professionalism. Excellent customer service and beautiful, quality product are what our customers receive with every flower bouquet, arrangement, gourmet fruit basket and plant order.  Thank you for a beautiful and flowery 50 years!